MouseBoat building at Farley Boat Works
Port Aransas, Texas
Childrens boat building Camp - Summer 2016 first session ~ ~ ~ 7-10 June 2016
what a finished Mini Mouse Boat looks like
8 feet long and 29 inches wide
designed by Gavin Atkin
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The Build
Ploting out the Mini Mouse on to building pattern
Frank C. double checking the plot.
Working with a plane on a bulkhead piece - a skill good to know.
laying out the side pattern on the plywood to mark before cutting
A youth is guided cutting a side.
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planing the edges of the newly cut sides
smoothing bulkheads
Planning session
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Sides and bulkheads joined
External chines attached
Bottom on - hull right side up
Bottom on - News Media visit
Gunwales attached
Skeg attached
first fitting Decks
Decks on, smoothing the hull in preparation for painting
Painting
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making Paddles - Paddles resting on another boat while glue curing
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The Finished Mini Mouse Boats
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Launching - 10 June 2016
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